A DDOS attack you prevent all access to the servers, everything would freeze and players would lose connection. This would be widespread and the forum would be full of posts about it, so I doubt it was DDOS on WG servers.

Could well be a problem somewhere on the route to the WG servers, a bottleneck, a node having downtime, someone digging through the cables by accident. Any number of things can cause an issue on the InterWebby.

A DDOS attack you prevent all access to the servers, everything would freeze and players would lose connection. This would be widespread and the forum would be full of posts about it, so I doubt it was DDOS on WG servers.

Could well be a problem somewhere on the route to the WG servers, a bottleneck, a node having downtime, someone digging through the cables by accident. Any number of things can cause an issue on the InterWebby.

well,last night,clanmates and i played stronghold,6 of us got kicked outta the servers and we all had ping 160ms

well,last night,clanmates and i played stronghold,6 of us got kicked outta the servers and we all had ping 160ms

Make your mind up please.

Seriously, a lot can depend upon where you are in relation to the servers. There are a number of sites that record Internet problems, some based on users reporting problems, some, such as Pingdom, who monitor the Web.

In recent times there have been numerous problems reported in Germany, where ISP have suffered outages. If you and your clanmates were routed via Germany that could be a factor, while players routed via France or Italy may have no problem at all.

Likewise, BT's website has been showing clusters on network outages which could affect UK players using their services, while players in the same areas using Virgin Media are unaffected.

That is why some of us ask for players to run PingPlotter and to do some investigation, not just of their own set-up (drivers etc) but also to check if they are in similar regions to others reporting issues.

It might not solve the issues, but it might reassure players that not every problem is due to WoT servers.

Seriously, a lot can depend upon where you are in relation to the servers. There are a number of sites that record Internet problems, some based on users reporting problems, some, such as Pingdom, who monitor the Web.

In recent times there have been numerous problems reported in Germany, where ISP have suffered outages. If you and your clanmates were routed via Germany that could be a factor, while players routed via France or Italy may have no problem at all.

Likewise, BT's website has been showing clusters on network outages which could affect UK players using their services, while players in the same areas using Virgin Media are unaffected.

That is why some of us ask for players to run PingPlotter and to do some investigation, not just of their own set-up (drivers etc) but also to check if they are in similar regions to others reporting issues.

It might not solve the issues, but it might reassure players that not every problem is due to WoT servers.